2017 Symposium Recap – David Outlaw on Christopher Wright’s Missional Hermeneutic
Kevin L. Hester As part of the fall 2017 Theological Symposium sponsored by the Commission on Theological Integrity, Dr. David Outlaw, Global Education Specialist with Free Will Baptist International Missions, presented one of the more thought-provoking theological explorations. His reflection on Christopher Wright’s 2006 publication, The Mission of…
Symposium Recap – Jeff Cockrell on the New Perspective on Paul and Its Effects
by Rodney Holloman “What value, if any, is there in this new perspective?” was the question asked by Dr. Jeff Cockrell as he began his presentation. I chuckled as this is what I am normally thinking when approaching this area of study and I appreciated him acknowledging this…
Symposium Recap – Matthew McAffee on Divine Judgment in the Old Testament World
by Kevin L. Hester Dr. Matthew McAffee, Provost of Welch College, provided one of the more technical and stimulating papers at the 2017 Theological Symposium. His paper entitled, “Losing Favor with the Gods: Divine Judgment in the Old Testament World” analyzed Northwestern Semitic funerary and monument inscriptions to…
Symposium Recap – Matthew Bracey on Faith and Scholarship
by W. Jackson Watts Matthew Bracey’s Symposium paper really scratched a personal itch of mine, which is the relationship between faith and scholarship. Specifically, my good friend helped the audience think about this as a mutually-reinforcing enterprise to which all Christians are called. Though he outlines several definitions…
Symposium Recap: Reflections on Arminius’s Doctrine of Individual Election
by Kevin L. Hester In his presentation, “Reflections on Arminius’s Doctrine of Individual Election,” J. Matthew Pinson, president of Welch College, introduced his personal reflections on the nature of predestination and its placement in modern Arminian theological circles. At the heart of his discussion is the common misconception…